Game 25 - Friday 17 June

I really like game 25 - it's a fascinating mix of managers which makes it quite unlike any other game. There a group of guys who have all been managing the same teams for more than 10 years - James Crump , Mark Upton, Martin Flack, David Broom and more. Then over the past few months there have been new managers joining - but in the main new managers with lots of experience in our other games and it'll be fascinating to see how they get on with the challenge. So far, only Jamie Maycroft is up there at the top level - his Bayern Munich side this week won 1-0 at home to David Flack's Barcelona and are joint top after 9 games with James Rooney's Lazio. James Crump's Valencia are two points behind the top two after two goals from Nicolas Anelka saw them beat Thomas Flack's Hercules 2-1 at home this turn. Martin Flack's AC Milan are two points more back, after a 3-1 home win over Porto. Apart from Jamie, the new managers in the game are biding their time in Serie B, David Burton's River Plate unbeaten and top of the table there and it looks like Dan Marshall's Real Madrid and Glen Pine's Galatasaray will be amongst a number of sides battling it out for the second automatic spot and the playoffs. No new faces in the top flight of the British league, there David Broom's Aston Villa are the new leaders despite dropping points with a 0-0 draw at home to David Flack's Middlesboro. Last weeks leaders, Robert Crump's Chelsea, lost 2-0 at Bolton and the third placed club, Lisa Marie Broom's Everton, were held 1-1 at Mark Upton's Ipswich. Again, the new entrants are doing well in the second tier, Roger Flack's Spurs are top but close behind them are Jamie Maycroft's Wolves, Glen Pine's Man City and Jamie Messenger's Sheffield Wednesday.